Shot-canister



l (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

E. HARIGEL.

SHOT GANISTER.

110.411,123. l Patented sept. 17, 1889,

(No Model.) 2 sheets-sheen 2.

E. HARIGBL.

SHOT GANISTER N. PEYERS. Fholo-Lilhogmpher. Wuhinglur; D. C,

UNITED STATESy PATENT FFICE.V

EMIL HARIYGEL, or BELLvILLE, TEXAs.

SHOT-CANISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of lLetters Patent No. 411,123, datedSeptember 17, 1889.

Application filed May 3l, 1889. Serial No. 312,709. (No model.)

To all vwhom t may concern:

Be it known that l, EMIL HARIGEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bellville, in the county of Austin and State of Texas, haveinvented a new and useful Shot Case or Canister, of which the followingis a specication.

This invention has relation to shot cases or canisters, and thoughespecially designed for this purpose yet may be employed for thereception of pills or pellets and other similarly-formed bodies.

Among the objects in view are to provide a revolving case having aseries of annularly or otherwise located compartments formed oftransparent material and adapted for the reception of shot of dierentgrades; to provide means for delivering the shot from the compartmentsand also for gaging the same before and after delivery, whereby, byconsidering the amount originally in the tube or compartment andafterward the amount remaining, the use of scales for the purpose ofweighing the shot may be obviated.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear,and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in theclaims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a shot-caseconstructed in accordance with my invention.'V Fig. 2 is a l centralvertical section of the same. Fig.V 3 is a detail of the base. Fig. 4isa detail of the compartment-socket. Fig. 5 is a detail in section ofthe reduced neck of the shottube.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of thedrawings.

1 represents the base, which for the sake of cheapness I prefer to formof a single casting, and the same is in the shape of the frustum of acone, provided with an opening 2 at its upper end and a conical seat 3at its lower end, and annular base or feet 4 to give a solid and stablesupport to the'complete apparatus.

Mounted to revolve in the bearing 3 and passing through the opening 2 ofthe base is a vertical shaft 5, the upper end of which is preferablyscrew-threaded, as at 6, and the lower end terminating in a cone-shapedbearing 7, corresponding to the seat 3 of the base. Above the base andmounted upon the shaft 5 is a disk 8, and mounted above the same, nearthe upper end of the shaft 5, is a second disk 9, said disks beingspaced apart by a loose sleeve 10, interposed between the same andvloosely mounted on the shaft 5.

11 represents an ordinary handle, at the lower end of which is providedan interiorlybored and screw-threaded shank 12, designed to engage'withthe threads 6 at the upper end of the shaft 5.

Surrounding the upper disk 9 is a depending flange 13, and dependingfrom the lower surface of said disk and arranged in annular form areshort cylindrical sockets 14, which 1register with similar sockets 15,formed on the.

lupper surface of the lower disk 8. Openings 16 are formed in the lowerdisk S and register with the sockets 15, and below the openings .thereproject from the under surface of the disk 8 slanting delivery-spouts17.

Mounted over the openings 16 and proj ecting through the iange 18,encircling the disk i8, are slide gates or valves 19, said iiange beingprovided with openings to permit the fends of said valves to projectoutwardly therefrom, the ends of the valves being provided withpush-plates 20.

Encircling the sleeve 10 and mounted upon jthe upper surface of the diskS is a plate 21, secured to the disk by means of screws 22.

23 represents bowshaped flat springs, the rear ends of which are boundsecurely to the disk 8 by means of the superimposed plate 21, and theforward ends of which are secured to the rear ends of the sliding gates19, the tendency of the springs being to push the gate to which they areconnected outwardly, and thus cover the opening 16, with which said gateis connected. The springs 23 agree in number with the gates, there beingone for each gate.

24 represents cylindrical tubes, preferably formed of glass, the upperends of which terminate in the sockets 14 and the lower ends in thesockets 15, said tubes being held removably within the sockets 15 bymeans of flat springs 25, secured to the interior of said sockets andhaving a contracted neck portion 24*.

Above cach of the tubes is indicated the grade of shot with which thetube is filled, and each tube is provided with a scale having degreesrepresenting pounds and fractions thereof, the degrees being arranged inaccordance with the number of shot to the pound-for instance, if theshot are number eightsf and five hundred of them would make a pound,that many shot are placed within the tube andthe height at which theywould reach is marked upon the glass, and so on for two pounds, three,che., said poundmarks being subdivided to represent fractions of apound. Now, supposing there to be onepound of shot within one of thetubes and it be desired to dispense, through the opening 1G and spout 17into a proper receptacle or bag placed under the spout, a halfpound ofshot, it is simply necessary to press upon the plate 20 and force thegate 19 from over the opening 1G and thus permit the shot to run out-ofthe tube until the shot-niark is opposite the one-half-pound degree,when by removing the pressure from the plate 20 the spring 22 will forcethe eut-off or gate 19 over the opening, and thus stop the How of shot.By reason of the neck 24* the shot Will run out evenly.

To reiill any of the compartments it is simply necessary to insert theneck of a funnel in openings 27, there being provided one for each ofthe sockets 14, and through this funnel pour the shot until thecompartment is filled.

It will be seen that the plate 21 serves to secure the inner end of allthe springs 23 to the disk.

Having described my invcntioinwhat I claim is 1. The base 1, having thcspindle 5, in combination with the disk E), having sockets 14, and withthe lower disk 8, having the openings 16, said disks being mounted onthe spindle, and valves 19, mounted over the openings, springs 22,connected with the valves, securing-plate 21, encircling the spindle andbearing upon the rear ends of the springs, sockets 15, and thetransparent tubes 24, contracted, as at 245k, mounted in the sockets,substantially as specified.

2. In a shot-case, the base having the socket 15, forming an annularflange having one or more independent springs 25 secured upon 55 theinside thereof, in combination With the tube 24, and the upper diskhaving a corre- .sponding socket for the reception of the upper end ofthe tube, substantially as specified.

3. In a shot-case, the base 1, having the 6o opening 2 and seat 3, incombination With the shaft 5, terminating in screw-threads 6 and conicalend 7, the disks 8 and 9, mounted on the shaft and having interposedsleeves 10 and tubes 15, and the handle 11, having the o3 screw-threadedshank 12 for binding the disks 011 the shaft, substantially asspecified.

4. The disk 8, having the series of perforations 16, the perforatediiange 18, the shottubes 15, mounted therein, the gate '19, mount- 7o edover the perfora-tions and projecting through the openings in the ange,and the springs 23, secured to the rear ends of the gate and to the diskby means of the plate 21, substantially specified.

5. In a shot-case, thc combination of the. series of tubes 24, the disk8, on which the tubes are mounted, having the perforated flange 18, andthe perforations 1G, which register with the tubes, the series ofperforated 8o gates 19, mounted over the perforations 1G and projectingthrough the perforations of liange 18, the series of springs 23, bearingagainst the gates, and the plate 21, securing all of the springs inplace to the disk 8, as S5 set forth.

G. A shot-case consisting of a suitable support combined with a seriesof tubes 24, the said tubes being provided with a contracted neckportion 242, so as to cause the shot to 9o pass out evenly and in such amanner as to leave the shot-line level, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiiixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

. EMIL IIARIGEL. lVitncsses:

S. A. HILL, Jr., I). STREETER.

